Two Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

Except no one fell off and hit their head.

Lindson catching some major air time

Seat drop!

Bunny hop for Sierra

I think we need to get Lindson a trampoline

Sierra's turn with two feet off the ground

Markers

I thought giving the kids markers and a coloring book would be a good distraction for them while I did the dishes but apparently I was mistaken. When I got done, I discovered Sierra trying to eat the one that smelled like Lemon and Lindson was trying his hand at face painting. Maybe next time I'll try the sticker book...

Playing in pajamas...

If we had our choice (and we do), we would always be in our pajamas in this family! Sierra and Lindson tend to spend a lot of their time in pajamas (or at least in clothes that resemble pajamas) and I think they look just as cute as ever. I got home early enough to see the kids tonight, which is becoming more and more rare these days, and we went out to the studio to capture some moments playing and dancing in our pajamas! It was good...until they both started bawling of course...but I enjoyed every moment of it anyway because they are too few for me these days. Enjoy the pictures of our beautifully babes!

Sierra sitting on daddy's camera case (of course) and playing with one of her many stuffed animals...

Lindson dancing to his new robot truck that plays music and dances too!

Sierra ready for the Iditarod...or just the walk to the studio :).

Wouldn't you know that Lindson's absolute FAVORITE toy right now is the mini-calculator I use for work when I am getting the "numbers" on the babies in the NICU each morning. Lindson said to me tonight, "Mommy, I getting the numbers now" as he punched in the numbers on the calculator. It was the first thing he asked me for when I walked in the door tonight, "Mommy, you got the calculator?" What a memory that boy has...too funny!

Halloween Costumes

Took the opportunity to use Timepiece Studio's awesome studio space to take some photos of the kids in their halloween costumes. Lindson loves his bucky outfit so much he never wants to take it off and little miss Sierra won't keep hers on. Funny note: the black leotard that Sierra is wearing was Erin's first one, crazy that they still have it after all those years.

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Apples and Pumpkins

We're back home in the Valley for the week and decided to take a trip to the local apple/pumpkin orchard. I prefer going to the orchards around here compared to the Madison area because it is always a lot less crowded and you have the chance to visit with the owners and pet their 6 month old puppy and it just seems like they are, well, a lot more inviting and a lot less busy. Anyway, grandma brought the camera with so we could catch all the action.

Of course Lindson found the trucks in the corner of the building

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Busy Vacation Time...

Erin had a week off from work which was jam-packed with traveling and birthdays and weddings and photo shoots and a little mini get-away with just the four of us. It was busy but good to connect with and visit all the people that we did. Erin's brother, Nick, was home for a fishing trip to Canada so we got to spend time with him on both ends of the trip. We also visited grandparents, great grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and lots of our friends. The kids did well but I don't know that it was the most restful of vacations. It felt great to come home but we already miss seeing everyone! Here are a lot of pictures from our trip...enjoy!

At the Children's Museum in Minneapolis...Lindson climbing in the cool treehouse and loving it!

Sierra intrigued by the interlocking wheels and gears...

Construction worker Sierra...she's in a supervisory role (supervising Lindson of course).

Lindson driving the crane...with "supervision" from his little sister...

The water works...figuring it out!

They had a stage and Lindson was all over the guitars and showed off his moves with dancing...

Lindson at the pint-sized grocery store...got to taste it before you buy it I guess! Gross!

Checking out at the cash register...

Driving the real life bus...

Sierra mesmorized by the other kids...

We stayed in a hotel with a pool and had a chance to try it out. Lindson has been previously afraid of water and this was the first time that he enjoyed his time in the pool and even showed us how brave he can be! It was lots of fun :).

Couldn't resist this opportunity for blackmail someday :). Those are some cute buns!

What a ham...

And hammet...

We went to visit our good friends Kaci and Jerod (who are now engaged to be married next summer...yeah!) and visited the awesome park by their house after a delicious supper! So much fun to spend time with them!

Always climbing...

Finally, we went to the Como Zoo with the kids thinking it would be really fun to see the animals. What we didn't know is that Lindson would start falling apart when we first got there. There were some good moments but the majority of the time involved crying and flailing about. Oh well, Sierra had fun for the most part! And at least it was free :).

Running away from me...like usual.

Striking a pose...ready to run!

Cute Sierra...

Lindson watching the tiger eat the leg of some other unknown animal...delicious!

Playing in the Japanese water lily garden...one of the few content moments! We'll take it!